programed Definition

programme
program
noun

1a. The schedule of proceedings for, and list of participants in, a theatre performance, entertainment, ceremony, etc;
1b. A leaflet or booklet describing these.
2. An agenda, plan or schedule.

Thesaurus: agenda, schedule, order of events, procedure, plan, curriculum, syllabus, scheme, project.
3. A series of planned projects to be undertaken.
4. A scheduled radio or TV presentation.

Thesaurus: performance, show, production, broadcast, presentation, transmission.
5. computing.
A set of coded instructions to a computer for the performance of a task or a series of operations, written in any of various programming languages.
Form: program (usually)

verb programmed, programming, programed, programing

1. To include something in a programme; to schedule.
2. To draw up a programme for something.
3. To set (a computer) by program to perform a set of operations.

Thesaurus: prearrange, plan, arrange, schedule, formulate, design, map out, work out, map out.
4. To prepare a program for a computer.
5. To set (a machine) so as to operate at the required time.
6. To train to respond in a specified way.

Etymology: 18c: from Greek programma the order of the day or schedule.